The crowd cheered when Trump told the story of a political adviser telling him it could be unpopular to speak to the NRA.

"You know what I said? 'Bye bye, gotta get on the plane,' because we have to do the right thing," he said.

Trump called out a new story about the federal judge in the Paul Manafort case harshly rebuking Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team, suggesting they lied about the scope of the investigation, are seeking “unfettered power” and are more interested in bringing down Trump.

"It's a witch hunt," he told the crowd, adding he "loves fighting these battles."